emphasize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛmfəsaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(em′fə sīz′)

Inflections of 'emphasize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
emphasizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
emphasizing
v pres p (US & UK)
emphasized
v past (US & UK)
emphasized
v past p (US & UK)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
emphasize that,
also UK: emphasise that vtr		 (say, repeat for clarity)enfatizar que vtr + conj
  hacer hincapié en que loc verb
  recalcar que vtr + conj
  dejar bien claro que loc verb
 He emphasized that he didn't want to stay working there.
 Él enfatizó que no quería quedarse a trabajar allí.
emphasize [sth],
also UK: emphasise [sth]⇒ vtr		 (say, repeat for clarity)enfatizar⇒ vtr
  hacer hincapié en loc verb + prep
  (figurado)subrayar⇒ vtr
 The teacher emphasized the importance of reading the exam questions carefully.
 El profesor enfatizó la importancia de leer las preguntas del examen detenidamente.
emphasize [sth],
also UK: emphasise [sth] vtr		 (stress, say more loudly)enfatizar⇒ vtr
  poner algo de relieve loc verb
  resaltar⇒ vtr
  hacer resaltar loc verb
 Raising his voice, he emphasized the words.
 Él enfatizó las palabras al levantar su voz.
emphasize [sth],
also UK: emphasise [sth] vtr		 (shape, etc.: accentuate)realzar⇒ vtr
  resaltar⇒ vtr
  acentuar⇒ vtr
 This dress will emphasize your curves perfectly.
 Este vestido realzará tus curvas a la perfección.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
de-emphasize [sth],
deemphasize [sth],
also UK: de-emphasise [sth],
deemphasise [sth]⇒ vtr		 (place less importance on [sth])desenfatizar⇒ vtr
  restar importancia a loc verb
I must emphasize,
I must emphasize that,
UK: I must emphasise that v expr		 (It is important that) (formal)debo enfatizar loc interj
  debo insistir en loc interj
 I must emphasize that this situation is very serious.
 Debo enfatizar que esta situación es muy seria.
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'emphasize' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
accent - accentuate - bring out - highlight - lay emphasis - make a point - reinforce - rub it in - stress - underemphasize - underline - underscore
Spanish:
resaltar - recalcar - destacar - énfasis - enfatizar - poner de relieve - remarcar - subrayar - acentuar - dar relieve - hacer énfasis en algo

Collocations: emphasize the [fact, thought, point], emphasizes the [importance, role, need], emphasize [different, certain, specific] aspects of, more...

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